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CVE-2006-3658

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2006-3658 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
12.6%EPSS, 96th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Exploit likelihood

12.6%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
CVE-2006-3658
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
CVE-2006-3658
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3653No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
EUVD-2006-3653
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmr6-6h59-5fw8No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
GHSA-cmr6-6h59-5fw8
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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